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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What addiction does Dai-yu discover of Bao-yu's?
(a) Sex.
(b) A novel.
(c) Food.
(d) Alcohol.

2. Who gives Bao-yu a present of romantic, sexual love stories to read?
(a) Tealeaf.
(b) Darling.
(c) Precious.
(d) Qin-shi.

3. During what time will Bao-yu be allowed to live with the girls?
(a) Until he is married.
(b) While he is an adolescent.
(c) As long as Dai-yu is living there.
(d) While Yuan-chun is absent.

4. Who gives temporary names to places and things in the garden for Yuan-chun?
(a) Jia Zheng and Yuan-chun.
(b) Xi-feng.
(c) Bao-yu and Qin Zhong.
(d) Jia Zheng, his literary friends, and Bao-yu.

5. With whom does Bao-yu spend his evening after being scolded by Aroma for defending her?
(a) Patience.
(b) Musk.
(c) The Mattress.
(d) Aroma.

6. What are Aroma's overall plans for Bao-yu?
(a) To take his money.
(b) To work on his character flaws.
(c) To sleep with him.
(d) To leave the service of the Jia family.

7. Who does Bao-yu see sleeping with a girl?
(a) Tealeaf.
(b) Xi-feng.
(c) Precious.
(d) Darling.

8. Who calls for Bao-yu to tell the boy he is to be moved in with the girls?
(a) Jia Zheng.
(b) Xi-feng.
(c) Aroma.
(d) Grandmother Jia.

9. Who helps Bao-yu with writing poems for Yuan-chun?
(a) Xi-feng and Dai-yu.
(b) Jia Zheng and his literary friends.
(c) Qin Zhong and Bao-chai.
(d) Bao-chai and Dai-yu.

10. What does Bao-yu call for an end for in his altered poem?
(a) Feminine nagging and jealousy.
(b) Cheating women.
(c) Jealous boyfriends.
(d) Bureaucracy.

11. In her anger at Bao-yu, what does Dai-yu cut up?
(a) Her best clothes.
(b) A sachet she has been making for Bao-yu.
(c) The purse she gave to Bao-yu.
(d) Bao-yu's best clothes.

12. Who visits Aroma's home with Bao-yu?
(a) Patience.
(b) Tealeaf.
(c) Qin-shi.
(d) Yu-chun.

13. What happens to Jia Zheng's dislike for Bao-yu towards the end of the novel?
(a) It is put on hold.
(b) It cannot get higher.
(c) It decreases.
(d) It increases.

14. Why does Bao-yu seek Dai-yu's company in Chapter 19?
(a) Because Bao-chai is angry with him.
(b) Because Aroma is ill.
(c) Because Xi-feng wants him to do chores.
(d) Because Aroma is angry with him.

15. When Dai-yu hears one of Bao-yu's romantic stories, she becomes _____.
(a) Happy.
(b) Offended.
(c) Attracted to Bao-yu.
(d) Playful.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a night's sleep, who does Bao-yu wake up next to in Chapter 21?

2. What is Jia Rong offered immediately after there is concern about his status?

3. What must families of concubines do so that they can meet together in private?

4. Who scolds Aroma for not getting up when she enters a room?

5. How long will burial ceremonies for Qin-shi last?

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